The Stuffed Animal Rescue Foundation

The Stuffed Animal Rescue Foundation: Our Mission

The Stuffed Animal Rescue Foundation (S.A.R.F.) is an organization dedicated to the well-being of abandoned, outgrown or neglected Stuffed Animals.* We find permanent and/or foster homes for rescued Stuffed Animals (SAs), and we provide shelter, snuggles and good conversation in the interim. We are committed to the physical and mental rehabilitation of stuffed victims of abandonment, and we raise awareness of these problems through our Stuffed Animal Petting Zoo events. We are located in Austin, TX.

Rescue Objectives

To love SAs whose owners can no longer keep them (due to callousness, ‘growing up’ or apartment redecoration)

To rehabilitate SAs before placement by providing sanitization, psychotherapy, hug therapy and all needed innoculations

To place SAs in suitable homes with loving owners**

To evoke guilty feelings in those who have abandoned childhood SAs and to educate the public regarding SAs’ feelings

To thoroughly screen adoption applicants before making placement decisions

*The S.A.R.F. does not discriminate against ‘non-animal’ species (eg. snowmen, stuffed fruits or vegetables, strikingly cute pillows) as long as they are plush and are sufficiently adorable to be considered viable candidates for adoption.

**The S.A.R.F. reserves the right to keep any SAs to which we become attached during the rehabilitation process.

Our Mission

THE SARF.ORG

Ralph

Gender

Male

Hometown

Midwest

Temperament

Cautious, easily frightened

Special Needs

Helmet, encouragement, immersion therapy, phobia management

When I was a little stuffed monkey, my mommy didn’t like it when I climbed trees. One time I climbed a tree and I fell out of it and she said, “No more climbing trees for you, mister. You’re gonna hurt yourself!” So from then on I stayed out of trees. My mommy also didn’t let me use stuffed serrated knives to cut stuffed bananas. That’s okay, though, because I’m really afraid of knives.

The folks at The SARF are helping me overcome my fear of climbing. They call it submersion therapy or something like that. I can’t remember the word because I’m feeling really distracted right now. I feel really brave, though!